Capacitor-less memory device

Abstract

Provided is a capacitorless memory device. The device includes a semiconductor substrate, an insulating layer disposed on the semiconductor substrate, a storage region disposed on a partial region of the insulating layer, a channel region disposed on the storage region to provide a valence band energy offset between the channel region and the storage region, a gate insulating layer and a gate electrode sequentially disposed on the channel region, and source and drain regions connected to the channel region and disposed at both sides of the gate electrode. A storage region having different valence band energy from a channel region is disposed under the channel region unit so that charges trapped in the storage region unit cannot be easily drained. Thus, a charge retention time may be increased to improve data storage capability.